Supreme Court of Iowa· 7/25/2008

State v. Smith

Citations

753 N.W.2d 562
2008 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 99
2008 WL 2854495

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holding that when the district court erroneously considered a motion in arrest of judgment where the defendant waived his right to file the same, the defendant’s only “avenue for relief is a postconviction-relief proceeding”
holding the applicable rule 2.24(3)(b) deadline is the earlier of the forty-five days from plea or five days before date set for sentencing
finding that “if the date of sentencing is set for more than fifty days after the plea, the maximum time a defendant has to file the motion in arrest of judgment is forty-five days from the plea”
finding it an abuse of discretion and clearly erroneous for the court to consider an untimely motion in arrest of judgment
stating the denial of a motion in arrest of judgment is reviewed for an abuse of discretion
noting our review of the district court’s denial of a motion in arrest of judgment is for abuse of discretion

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Judges: Wiggins, Baker

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